Repair

For Illustration Friday: Repair

What needs fixing...the house or the handyman?

I hate fixing things. If I had my way everything would be brand new and remain eternally pristine. But that is not the way of nature. Everything is under the rule that things fall apart. Whether through use or disuse, all that exists wears out, breaks down, rusts, or collects dust.

Only the intangibles do not follow this rule. The Mind, The Spirit, Love, Hope...things like that. These always grow stronger and better with use. There is no friction to wear out Love by using it. The Spirit grows in wisdom and light by it's expression. Hope only multiplies as it is realized. The Mind grows sharper by it's exercise. There are no how-to manuals or "This Old House's" for the things of the soul. Just the ability to be and do. And for me, there's a lot of doing still to do.

Now... where'd I put that hammer?

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Clique

For Illustration Friday : Clique

I think cliques are natural if they exist for the right reasons. I hang with a clique of musicians. Many of them are slightly left of liberal. It is a good clique because it is about music and playing. It's cliques that exist for the one-upping of another or to the exclusion of individuals because of their looks, dialect, financial status that are just plain wrong.

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On A Deserted Island

For Illustration Friday: Island

You've heard the question before. If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island and could bring only one thing with you, what would it be? I've heard it asked in relation to CD's, Games, Videos etc. But don't you think that that one thing would soon become the most boring thing as time went on? I think the best "thing" would be another person. Hopefully someone you love.

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Routine

For Illustration Friday: Routine

I found myself, like millions of others, watching in anticipation as Michael Phelps made history. The funny thing is how truly routine it got. I'm glad for him no doubt but in a way, like the star runner Bolt and the US Womens Beach Volleyball team, it was almost anti-competitive.

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